Montgomery Gentry launches web site

Monday, October 3, 2011 – Montgomery Gentry launched a new MontgomeryGentry.com website today. Fans can visit the site to pre-order copies of their new cd "Rebels On The Run," which hits stores Oct. 18.

"This has been in the works for a while," said Troy Gentry. "We got a lot of feedback from our fans when we were building the new site, and I think they're going to like what they see."

"Yeah, we've seen how important the site is to keep us connected to our fans - or friends, as we call them," added Eddie Montgomery. "It may not always be G-rated, but it'll always be MG!"

The new site features news, tour information, Twitter updates, new music and videos. The online fan club membership, "Montgomery Gentry Underground," offers exclusive content, opportunities to meet the duo at concert meet and greets and more.

Montgomery Gentry's Where I Come From single is on the charts, while the music video is in rotation at all music video outlets and can also be viewed at www.MontgomeryGentry.com.

CD reviews for Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry looked like the likely candidate to take over the country duo throne when Brooks & Dunn called it quits. But they disappeared from the scene and pop stars Sugarland filled the void instead. After clearing up some label issues and dealing with the frustration of recording an album that never gets released, the guys are back to represent the rock and roll side of mainstream country. With the recent mega success of guys like Eric Church and Jason Aldean, their timing couldn't be better. »»»

When Montgomery Gentry entered the scene stomping their hillbilly shoes, their southern rock influences and "couldn't-give-a-damn" attitude shone proudly. After a few years and a few hits, their sound and song choices began to lean heavily toward the radio friendly. With "Back When I Knew It All" the duo promised to get back to the raucous sounds that brought them to the dance. And they almost made it, but not quite.
There are three recurrent themes that pop up: »»»

Country duos many times place cheerleading over art. Think Brooks & Dunn, Big & Rich, The Judds and all of their combined anthems. Remember, love can build a bridge so save a horse, ride a cowboy - or something like that.
Montgomery Gentry, in following typical pairing form, kicks of its "Some People Change" release with a title track that holds out hope for human behavioral evolution. It is followed up with "Hey Country," a generic salute to country folk, before "Lucky »»»

Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»

Concert Review: Gibson Brothers join "Brotherhood" in style –
The idea of releasing "Brotherhood" by veteran bluegrass band The Gibson Brothers was a natural. The disc paid tribute to a long list of brother acts including the Everlys and lesser known acts like the York Brothers and the Four Brothers.
While the younger Gibson, Leigh, sure gave Eric a ton of grief throughout the show - all in jest, of... »»»

Concert Review: Moorer, Gauthier pull for each other –
In their own right, Allison Moorer and Mary Gauthier did not really need the other because each is most capable of headlining.
But in one of those geniuses of booking, fans had the chance to see the two in a most enjoyable and alternative setting - a good, old-fashioned guitar pull.
That meant that the two were seated in comfortable chairs on... »»»

Young bluegrass artist Nathan Stanley doesn't fall far from the branches of the family tree; he honors the legacy of his grandfather, Dr. Ralph Stanley, by delivering straight ahead traditional bluegrass music, interpreting old classics that have shaped him and his music. At the same time, young Stanley is an original, refusing to sing the old songs in the ways they've been performed before. "If it's been done," he says, "I don't think I'll do it that way."... »»»

Eric Gibson, the elder (by less than a year) of the award winning, New York-born Gibson Brothers says that the new Rounder release by he and brother Leigh, "Brotherhood," was more than a decade in the making. "It seemed like every time we'd get ready to do a new record, we'd have a batch of new songs that we felt we needed to get out there...but (Leigh) really pushed me on this... »»»

When you call yourselves The Mavericks, you have a reputation to live up to. The long-running country band may have addressed that issue from the get go with "Mono," their second disc since reforming in 2011. For non-audiophiles, music is almost exclusively recorded in stereo, considered a higher quality sound.
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Trout Steak Revival has found its voice. A group of Midwest transplants now firmly rooted in the Colorado High Country bluegrass scene, this five-piece band brings real songwriting craft to its third full-length release where TSR goes for the brass ring. »»»

Virginia-native, Belmont educated, Canaan Smith was deemed as "One to Watch in 2012" after his debut single "We Got Us" charted that year. Still, it was nearly three years before his next single "Love You Like That" dropped this past summer. With more than 200,000 downloads, it went number 1 on Sirius XM, but fans have been forced to wait until now for an EP release. »»»

The concept of female/male country duos is not new exactly, but it's a rare breed these days. There's Thompson Square, and there was the far too short-lived The Civil Wars. And now Striking Matches are out with their debut full-length, which skews far closer to Joy Williams and John Paul White than the Thompsons. »»»